Web-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Women With Postnatal Depression: A Comparison with Face-to-Face Therapy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: postnatal depression; postnatal anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Other reproductive health and childbirth disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000881730
• Lead Sponsor: Parent-Infant Research Institute

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria are: (a) EPDS score 13-20, (b) 18 years and older, (c) ability to understand English, (d) 6 weeks to 1 year postpartum, (e) home Internet access, (f) familiarity with the Internet and e-mail, (g) able/willing to give informed consent, (h) diagnosis of a major and minor depressive episode using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are: (a) risk of suicide, (b) current substance abuse, manic/hypomanic symptoms or depression with psychotic features meeting DSM-IV criteria; or c) current treatment for depression (medication or psychotherapy).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressive episode remission. For this outcome the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) will assess major Axis I and II psychiatric disorders using DSM-IV criteria at baseline and at 3-month post-treatment[3 months post-treatment];Amelioration of depression and anxiety symptoms. Depression and anxiety symptom severity will be measured by the Revised Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and by the anxiety sub-scale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) respectively.[3 months post-treatment]